Painting

Painting Slate Floors: Tips, Mistakes to Avoid, and What I Learned
Painting Slate Floors: Tips, Mistakes to Avoid, and What I Learned I’ve painted the walls in my house multiple times. I’ve painted furniture, doors, trim,

How to Prep Real Wood Furniture for Painting: A Quick and Easy Guide
How to Prep Real Wood Furniture for Painting: A Quick and Easy Guide This is a simple and straightforward step-by-step guide on how to prep

How to Clean Paint Brushes the Right Way (and Make Them Last Longer)
How to Clean Paint Brushes the Right Way (and Make Them Last Longer) Before we get into how to clean paint brushes, let’s talk about

How to Prep a Ceiling with Nicotine, Grime, and Smoke Residue Before Painting
How to Prep a Ceiling with Nicotine, Grime, and Smoke Residue Before Painting I was asked to help fix a ceiling imperfection after a worker

How to Refinish Outdoor Benches: Easy DIY Furniture Project for a Patio Makeover
How to Refinish Outdoor Benches: Easy DIY Furniture Project for a Patio Makeover This outdoor table and bench set gave us many wonderful years of

How to Paint a Picture Frame
How to Paint a Picture Frame Love the picture but not the frame? My motto: paint it! I’ve painted plenty of frames around my house—because,

Chalk Paint Tips: How to Fix Your Mistakes
Chalk Paint Tips: How to Fix Your Mistakes So I made some mistakes…If you missed them, click to read my post, “Chalk Paint Tips: 6

How to Give Your Outdoor Patio Furniture a Refresh
How to Give Your Outdoor Patio a Refresh My outdoor furniture had seen better days — It was old, dirty, the paint was chipping, the

How to Prep a Room Before Painting
How To Prep A Room Before Painting Prepping your room before painting is the most important step—seriously, who wants to spend hours painting only to

How to Refinish a Bookcase with Paint & Stain (Step-by-Step DIY Guide)
How to Refinish a Bookcase with Paint & Stain (Step-by-Step DIY Guide) These well-loved bookcases had seen better days, with years of wear, scratches, and

Turn an Old Door into a Christmas Tree Decoration!
Project: Cut, paint, distress, and decorate an old door to create a Christmas tree decoration. There was a joint effort to create this Christmas tree

Rocking Chair Refresh: How to Paint a Rocking Chair
Project: Clean, sand, paint, and seal a rocking chair with chalk paint and wax. If you have a worn-out rocking chair that could use a

Chalk Paint Tips: 6 DIY Mistakes to Avoid
Chalk Paint Tips: 6 DIY Mistakes to Avoid This post title quickly went from being “Calling All Back To School Teachers – Make Your Rocking

How to Paint Edges (and Do it Well)
How To Paint Edges (and Do it Well) I am kind of obsessed with straight edge lines when painting. Here is what I do to

Bathroom Makeover: Master Bath Edition
Bathroom Makeover: Master Bath Edition A few years back, I was itching to remodel our outdated bathrooms, but there were two problems: The bathrooms were

How To Paint Outdated Doors
Hallway Refresh: A little paint makes a big difference I’ve thought a lot about replacing our 1970’s interior doors in our home. I had no

How to Create a Rustic Ceiling Beam
How to Create a Rustic Ceiling Beam I am a rustic farmhouse kind of lady. When we knocked our kitchen wall down and there was